Exam 11: Coordination, implementation, and Control

________ refers to shorter-term guidelines regarding investment,cash,and personnel policies,while ________ refers to formalized plans with more than a one-year horizon.

A matrix structure uses ________ and ________ structures simultaneously.

________ refers to an individual,group,division,unit,organization,or community,which are willing and able to think globally and act locally.

The ________ department is the first real step toward internalizing the organizational structures for international activities.

A media file distributed over the Internet using streaming media technology to distribute a single content course to many simultaneous listeners/viewers is called a(n)________.

Kraft International describes the company's strategy as "to win locally and leverage globally." A Dow Chemical executive explained his company's approach,"You simply cannot develop or initiate a market penetration strategy,in an emerging country from a location thousands of miles away in which no one has seen and still be successful…period.You need to think and act globally but implement locally." Kraft and Dow are using the ________ approach.

The types of structures that companies use to manage foreign activities can be divided into ________ categories,based on the degree of internalization.

The ________ structure is the simplest from the administrative viewpoint because it emphasizes the basis tasks of the firm.

An organizational structure in which departments are formed on the basis of functional areas such as production,marketing,and finance is called a(n)________ structure.

Budgets refers to shorter-term guidelines regarding investment,cash,and personnel policies,while plans refers to formalized plans with more than a one-year horizon.

Which of the following is NOT true of the networked global organization?

The role of a ________ can be played by a highly competent national subsidiary located in a strategically critical market.

________ controls require an extensive socialization process to which informal,personal interaction is central.

The granting of a high degree of autonomy to subsidiaries is referred to as:

The ________ division aims to eliminate a possible bias against international operations that may exist if domestic divisions are allowed to serve international customers independently.

In a ________ structure,geographic divisions are responsible for all manufacturing and marketing in their respective areas.

A national subsidiary with a distinctive competent,such as product development,is called a(n)________.

The ________ structure permits adequate attention to product,area,or functional needs as is needed by the company.

Former GE CEO Jack Welch coined the term ________ which means that people can act without regard to status or functional loyalty and can look for better ideas from anywhere.

The ________ structure requires sensitive,well-trained middle managers who can cope with problems that arise from reporting to two bosses.